A 28-year-old presets to the ER reporting severe chest pain that worsens with respirations or lying down. Other signs include a fever, tachycardia, and a friction rub. Assessment findings support which medical diagnosis?A. Acute pericarditis.B. Myocardial infarction (MI).C. Stable angina.D. Pericardial effusion.
Acute pericarditis. Because this inflamation causes chest pain, pericardial friction rub, fever. It is often associated to viral infecctions , but it may also be caused by other diseases and drug use.
